Circle of Blue

AUGUST 16, 2021

Meltwater from Greenland’s ice sheets have caused about a quarter of the rise in the world’s sea levels. This week, Circle of Blue looks at a major new climate report, which finds that a warming planet is accelerating the water cycle. degrees, the goal established in the Paris Climate Agreement.

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Plaintiffs aim to hold the federal government accountable for worsening the dangers of climate change through increased reliance on fossil fuels and for breach of its fiduciary obligation to protect the atmosphere and oceans under the public trust doctrine. It has also inspired landmark decisions in climate protection on a global scale.

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Climate Change Fossil Fuels 2019 Greenhouse 40

Law Columbia

MARCH 6, 2018

The court stated that the issue arose “because a necessary and critical element of the hydrological damage caused by defendants’ alleged conduct is the rising sea level along the Pacific coast and in the San Francisco Bay, both of which are navigable waters of the United States.” North Coast Rivers Alliance v. 34-2015-80002005 (Cal.

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2018 Clean Air Act Climate Change Endangered Species Act 40

ESA

OCTOBER 8, 2021

California Governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill. Assessing cumulative impacts means agencies would analyze the ramifications for climate change by weighing how many greenhouse gases projects and decisions unleash at the end of the value chain. California governor vetoes tropical deforestation bill – Associated Press.

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